And while it didn't sink his nomination, let's not forget that Timothy Geithner, Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary, had some tax problems of his own. Do Obama's nominees need a lesson in how to use Turbo Tax??

It should be noted that in Daschle's case, there were also concerns about conflicts of interest stemming from his work as a board member at the Mayo Clinic and as an adviser to a health care lobbying firm. When you consider the fact that Obama has been fillinghisadministration with former lobbyists like WilliamLynn, this latest news only raises further questions about the President's commitment to restoring government integrity. In fact, his first two weeks in office have been riddled with a step forward followed by a giant leap backward on the ethics front. Sorry, but we're still not convinced by the argument that it's simply toohard to run an ethical government free of private interests and tax scandals.